2018 Flagstaff trail closures

FWPP Phase 1 thinning is set to re-start again on Monday July 16th. The contractor will start in unit 1 which is the easternmost unit along the base of Elden Mtn.

• Forces of Nature will be closed.
• Pipeline Trail will be closed from the Oldham Junction to the East.
• Entrances from E. Appalachian and E. Skyline will be closed.

Not a big deal really unless your doing an 'Around Elden Loop' but more closures will be on the way as the contractor moves further north and then west to the units affecting Lower Oldham, Rocky Ridge and Schultz Creek trails.

Interesting. I talked to the Timber Sale Contracting Officer for 4FRI and they don't have an operating schedule. The Orion task order which affects the other side of Schultz Pass Rd (affecting Dogfoods, AZ trail, Easter Island, etc) might ramp up this fall but more likely it will get pushed back until next fall (2019).

Those guys on L. Gnarly were probably just poking around and maybe checking the rain sensor? They're calling the 3+ inches over upper Schultz/Dry Lakes on Sunday a 100 yr event. Not sure what they're calling the 6" that fell today on one of the Waterline Rd sensors. Maybe that's questionable data but impressive if it verifies.

Helicopter logging has begun on the Mount Elden and Dry Lake Hills FWPP. Most trails are snow-covered but Rocky Ridge is still officially closed. Elden Lookout Rd is gated by entry but expect complete closure enforced past the gate as they are setting up a landing and service area
just past the gate. http://flagstaffwatershedprotection....ction-project/